The recently launched Shayandima Pastors Forum says it has the mammoth task ahead of reviving the township of Shayandima and ending the ills such as drug abuse and crime and bringing back morals.

The Deputy Minister of Energy, Ms Thembisile Majola conducted an electrification project inspection and walkabout at Musina Nancefield last Thursday. This was part of the cabinet’s National Imbizo Focus Week aimed at promoting public accountability and reassuring citizens of the government’s commitment to service delivery and good governance.

Residents of the Vhembe District have a good reason to rejoice. They will watch top-class football on their doorstep when the activities for the Premier Soccer League start in the first weekend of August.

Twee maande nadat ‘n besering op die rugbyveld die 15-jarige Koben Hofmeyr van Louis Trichardt gedeeltelik verlam gelaat het, staan hy en sy familie vas in die geloof dat hy weer sal loop.

The Thulamela Business Forum (TBF) has vowed to fight for the survival of the embattled VBS Mutual Bank. The forum is also planning to embark on protest action to try and stop the movement of clients away from VBS to Nedbank.

The Eagles team from Vhembe took part in the newly adopted sport, sitting paravolley, at Njhakanjhaka new town hall a fortnight ago.

While a lot of attention is given to the plight of big game in the illegal wildlife trade, local animal advocates would like people to know more about what is happening to all the animals in the country, and what they can do to help them.

History lovers and readers from across the country learnt with shock and sadness about the passing on of the great historian, academic, scholar and veteran writer, Dr Mphaya Nemudzivhadi (87).

Several schools around Musina and Blouberg Municipality recently attended the De Beers Venetia Mine Career Guidance Expo, which encouraged them to consider careers in various areas.

In a bid to promote youth involvement in sports, the accounting firm Collins Sebola Inc recently entered into a youth-development partnership with Mamu Community Development.

The Matsila Community Development Trust, known for its prominent role in job creation and poverty eradication in rural communities, was pleasantly surprised by an unannounced visit by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa.

“One life lost on our roads is one too many,” said Thulamela Mayor Mushoni Tshifhango when he participated in a traffic road block at Dzindi outside Thohoyandou on Friday.